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proto-industrialization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A phase of incipient industrialization of a country, before full industrialization, in which the necessary conditions for the latter are established.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From proto- + industrialization.

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 原始工業化 /原始工业化 (yuánshǐ gōngyèhuà) — phase before the industrialization of a country
  • Finnish: esiteollinen aikakausi — phase before the industrialization of a country
  • Italian: protoindustrializzazione — phase before the industrialization of a country
  • Spanish: protoindustrialización — phase before the industrialization of a country